Now, the same server on MS Azure (all instance types) or on AWS servers that do NOT have hyperthreading (namely the t2 and m3.medium instance types as stated here: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/) will need 8 processor licenses.

For Standard Edition licenses, the document makes no difference regarding hyper-threading and simply sets back MS Azure users: One processor license is needed for four or fewer AWS vCPUs, however one processor license is needed for just two or fewer AWS (correction) Azure vCPUs.

Additionally, Oracle halved the maximum number of vCPUs that you are allowed to use in Azure instances running Standard Edition 2 from eight to four.

In other news: I have added a piece of paper to my copy of my employment contract stating that, in effect as of today, my hour no longer has 60, but only 30 minutes.